Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern.

NATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent.

Police in the UK are investigating two allegations of historic child sex abuse linked to the Epstein files.

The United Arab Emirates says drones that targeted its Barakah nuclear power plant all came from Iraq.

A bomb outside a Defense Ministry building in the Syrian capital has killed one soldier and wounded about a dozen other people.

British police plan to ask prosecutors to consider charging 57 people and 20 organizations over the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London.

Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wouldn’t rule out the possibility that violent rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals who believe they were targeted politically.

Authorities say a NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia.

Malaysia's government is seeking $251 million in compensation from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace AS after Norway revoked an export permit.

Israeli forces have intercepted the remaining vessels from an activist flotilla challenging Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

Channel 4 has pulled all episodes of “Married at First Sight UK” after three contestants claimed they were sexually assaulted by on-screen partners.

Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango's billionaire founder, has posted bail following his arrest in connection with the death of his billionaire father.

An Australian farmer has found a live frog in a bag of lettuce.

A Hong Kong court has concluded final arguments in a national security trial for two former organizers of vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

The World Health Organization director-general has expressed concern over the rapid spread of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo.

Divers have recovered the bodies of two Italian divers from an underwater cave in the Maldives.

The United Arab Emirates for decades advertised itself as a haven for business in the Middle East.

Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is visiting Poland, a traditional ally that can offer plenty of lessons on political transformation and restoring democratic norms.

The possibility that the Justice Department could indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground.

Loud and expressive mourners are common at funerals around the world — but in parts of Kenya, some of them may be paid workers.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have emphasized the need for cooperation amid global challenges, including the Iran war.

President Donald Trump considers himself an effective dealmaker but appears to have hit a wall with Iran.

The U.S. stock market is giving back more of its record-setting rally as bond markets rattled by high inflation keep cranking up the pressure.

The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China for meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The Cannes Film Festival can function like a global water cooler for movies, with prevailing issues and anxieties of the industry tending to surface at the event.

The U.S. says it's pausing participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II.

Alex Saab, a close ally of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, has been charged in Miami with bribing officials for government contracts.

Followers of Bolivia’s ex-President Evo Morales have joined a massive protest movement against President Rodrigo Paz.

A ship carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico and Uruguay has arrived in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiraling crises.

The death toll in the latest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has surpassed 3,000.

Sprawling action movies with aliens do not generally compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or.

President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a planned military strike on Iran at the request of several allies in the Middle East because “serious negotiations” are underway.

Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25.

Italy’s Foreign Ministry says rescuers have found the bodies of four Italian divers inside an underwater cave in the Maldives.

A Spanish court has acquitted pop star Shakira in a tax fraud case and ordered the government to return over 55 million euros in wrongly imposed fines.

Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed nearly 120 people.

The Philippine Senate has convened as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte's trial over criminal charges.

The Israeli military has intercepted boats in international waters off the coast of Cyprus, part of a flotilla attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake has struck south China's Guangxi region, killing two people and toppling buildings.

A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection.

A Hong Kong court has started hearing final arguments in the national security trial of two organizers of vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Oil prices and stock markets worldwide swung with uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war.

The White House says China has agreed to increase its imports of U.S. agricultural products like beef and poultry, after President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing last week.

Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags have welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home.

Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Donald Trump questioned continued U.S. support for Taiwan following his visit to China.

A drone strike has targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant.

Wes Streeting's ambition to head the British government was one of the worst-kept secrets in U.K. politics.

Russian officials say overnight Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least four people including three near Moscow.

A North Korean women’s soccer team has arrived in South Korea to compete in a regional tournament.

The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.

The day John Lennon was shot in 1980, he and Yoko Ono gave an interview to a San Francisco radio crew from their home in New York’s Dakota Apartments.

Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the business owner was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.

Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim vacationers’ growing love of cruises.

The Eurovision Song Contest's final has been held under tight security and rainy weather that failed to dampen fans' enthusiasm.

Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said.

France’s Pasteur Institute has fully sequenced the Andes virus found in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship.

María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with only the clothes on their backs when bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors.

U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China.

President Donald Trump has returned from his state visit to China to face a challenging U.S. economy.

At least 80 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province.

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed Hamas military wing leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad.

A train has crashed into a public bus in Bangkok, killing at least eight people.

Police say 43 people were arrested in London in connection two rival marches on the streets of capital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says.

Maldivian authorities have suspended the search for four Italian divers believed to be trapped in an underwater cave.

Spain is boycotting this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, after repeatedly expressing disapproval over Israel’s participation.

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out a mission to kill a leader of the Islamic State group.

Britain’s government is in turmoil, and some see Andy Burnham as the one to save it.

Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with singer Dara’s party anthem “Bangaranga.”.

Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology.

A new exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland features the largest public display ever assembled of Paul McCartney’s personal artifacts.

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press.

Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives.

Israeli forces set up a temporary post in the Iraqi desert during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, according to officials.

John Travolta was surprised with an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his directorial debut.

The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there.

English has long dominated pop music, but it no longer reigns supreme at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Iran’s foreign minister says that a lack of trust remains the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages from the U.S. have made Iran reluctant about its intentions in the stalled ceasefire negotiations.

President Donald Trump says American aircaft manufacturer Boeing has a deal to sell at least 200 planes to China.

Maldivian authorities have suspended a high-risk operation to recover the bodies of four Italian divers believed trapped inside a deep underwater cave, after one body was recovered the day before.

Britain's government faces uncertainty as the Labour Party grapples with internal turmoil.

French singer and actor Claudine Longet has died at age 84.

The death toll from a Russian missile attack that flattened a Kyiv apartment building has risen to 24.

Africa’s top public health body confirms a new Ebola outbreak in Congo's Ituri province.

India has raised fuel prices by 3 rupees per liter to offset losses from higher global oil prices.

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks.

The U.S. stock market fell from its records and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market.

Millions of Palestinians are marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba.

At the Eurovision Song Contest, performers get just three minutes to impress.

U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing following a final day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

President Donald Trump says he’s not yet made a decision on whether a major sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan can move forward following his three-day visit to China.

Cuban and U.S. officials say that CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Cuban officials including Raul Castro’s grandson during a high-level visit to the island.

The Trump administration has announced $1.8 billion in additional funding for U.N. humanitarian aid.

Israel and Lebanon have started a third round of direct talks in Washington.

The Princess of Wales’ visit to Italy highlights the Reggio Approach, an educational model that values a child’s curiosity and potential.

Pope Leo XIV has denounced investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, warning they lead to a “spiral of annihilation.”.

Passengers unaffected by an illness outbreak on a British cruise ship have been allowed to disembark in the French port city of Bordeaux.

A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade arrest.